Online Resources

Remember databases often search by: Author's Last Name (comma) Author's First Name
Example: use King, Stephen instead of Stephen King

Galileo

http://www.galileo.usg.edu

Literary Reference Center

Browse by Name / Country / Culture / Genre / Movement

Browse Authors
Browse Most Studied Authors

Reference Shelf

Encyclopedia of Literature

Other Databases in Galileo

with some contemporary author information:

Encyclopedia Britannica

Novelist

Teens (13-18)
Author Biographies

SirsResearcher

Topic Browse
Literature
Authors & Poets

Student Research Center

English & Language Arts
Authors

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Online Directories

Google Scholar

http://scholar.google.com/

Yahoo Category

http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Literary_Fiction/

Biographies